Penny’s Family Tree - Person Sheet
Penny’s Family Tree - Person Sheet
NameChristopher Weaver Sr 
Birth1730, , , PA
DeathApr 1788, New Hope, Berkeley Co. (W) VA
BurialSleepy Creek, Berkeley Co., (W) VA
Misc. Notes
This file was submitted by Laurence Weaver, Jr.
Will of Christopher Weaver, 1783, 1788
In the name of God Amen I Christopher Weaver living on Sleepy Creek in Berkeley County and colony of Virginia Yeoman being sick and weak in body but of perfect mind and memory thanks be to God calling into mind the mortality of my body do make this my last will and testimate in manner following I recommend my Soul into the Land of Almighty God that gave it and my body I recommend to the Earth to be buried in a decent Christian Burial at the discretion of my Executor and as such Worldly Estate wherewith it has pleased God to help me in this life I give and devise and dispose of the Same in the following manner and form first I give and bequeath to Elizabeth Weaver my dearly beloved wife the third of my land during her life time and all my moveable Estate after all my Just debts and funeral be paid Also I give to my well beloved sons John Weaver and William Weaver and Henry Weaver and daughters Mary and Dolly and Elizabeth an equal part at my wife's Decease and if John Weaver is not satisfied to be paid five Shillings Sterling out of the Estate Also I give to my beloved son Christopher the tract of land which I now live on to him his heirs and aligns for ever Likewise constitute Elizabeth Weaver my wife and Christopher Weaver and William Rankin make and ordain any Sale
Executors of this my last will and testament I do hereby utterly disallow and make all former testament Wills Legacies and Executors Ratifying and confirming this and no other to be my last Will and testament and in witness whereof I have hereto set my hand seal this twenty eight day of
March in the year of our Lord One Thousand Seven Hundred and eighty three.
Signed sealed and declared as my last will and testament Christopher Weaver (LS) in presence of William Rankin Mathias Swain & William Hixson(?) At a court held for Berkeley County the 15th day of April 1788 this last will and testament of Christopher Weaver deceased was proved by the oaths of William Rankin and William Hixon two of the witnesses thereto and ordered to be recorded. Examine
Testr.
M.V. Hunter ClCt
(The above will was hand copied from the original hand-written will at the County Court House, Martinsburg, West Virginia, by the compiler - law jr. Because of the age of the paper, it could not be removed from the book to be photocopied.)
Copyright 1997 Laurence Weaver, Jr. Laurence has submitted this file for use in the WVGenWeb Archives. It may be freely copied, but may not be sold or used in a commercial project without permission of the submitter.
Will of Christopher Weaver, 1783, 1788
In the name of God Amen I Christopher Weaver living on Sleepy Creek in Berkeley County and colony of Virginia Yeoman being sick and weak in body but of perfect mind and memory thanks be to God calling into mind the mortality of my body do make this my last will and testimate in manner following I recommend my Soul into the Land of Almighty God that gave it and my body I recommend to the Earth to be buried in a decent Christian Burial at the discretion of my Executor and as such Worldly Estate wherewith it has pleased God to help me in this life I give and devise and dispose of the Same in the following manner and form first I give and bequeath to Elizabeth Weaver my dearly beloved wife the third of my land during her life time and all my moveable Estate after all my Just debts and funeral be paid Also I give to my well beloved sons John Weaver and William Weaver and Henry Weaver and daughters Mary and Dolly and Elizabeth an equal part at my wife's Decease and if John Weaver is not satisfied to be paid five Shillings Sterling out of the Estate Also I give to my beloved son Christopher the tract of land which I now live on to him his heirs and aligns for ever Likewise constitute Elizabeth Weaver my wife and Christopher Weaver and William Rankin make and ordain any Sale
Executors of this my last will and testament I do hereby utterly disallow and make all former testament Wills Legacies and Executors Ratifying and confirming this and no other to be my last Will and testament and in witness whereof I have hereto set my hand seal this twenty eight day of
March in the year of our Lord One Thousand Seven Hundred and eighty three.
Signed sealed and declared as my last will and testament Christopher Weaver (LS) in presence of William Rankin Mathias Swain & William Hixson(?) At a court held for Berkeley County the 15th day of April 1788 this last will and testament of Christopher Weaver deceased was proved by the oaths of William Rankin and William Hixon two of the witnesses thereto and ordered to be recorded. Examine
Testr.
M.V. Hunter ClCt
(The above will was hand copied from the original hand-written will at the County Court House, Martinsburg, West Virginia, by the compiler - law jr. Because of the age of the paper, it could not be removed from the book to be photocopied.)
Copyright 1997 Laurence Weaver, Jr. Laurence has submitted this file for use in the WVGenWeb Archives. It may be freely copied, but may not be sold or used in a commercial project without permission of the submitter.